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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US protests demand end to stay-at-home orders + Oil glut sends prices into negative territory + Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz agree on unity govt + Virgin Australia collapses under virus strain + Nadal says frustrated by lockdown practice ban Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US demonstrators take to the streets demanding the reopening of the world's number one economy as Germany and other parts of Europe take tentative steps to ease lockdown measures. 800 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-oil-market NEW YORK US oil prices crash to unprecedented lows as futures in New York end in negative territory for the first time amid a supply glut that has forced traders to pay to have crude taken off their hands. 300 words moved Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaches a historic deal with one-time rival parliamentary speaker Benny Gantz to form a unity government, ending the country's worst-ever political crisis. 650 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. File picture. File video Also moved: Israel-politics,CHRONO Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-politics-Gantz,PROFILE Health-virus-Australia-aviation-Virgin,2ndlead BRISBANE Cash-strapped Virgin Australia goes into voluntary administration, making it the largest airline to collapse under the shock of the coronavirus outbreak. 500 words 0200 GMT by Holly Robertson. Picture Tennis-health-virus-pandemic-Nadal-ESP-Federer-Murray,lead MADRID Rafael Nadal expresses his frustration that tennis players remain unable to practise due to the coronavirus pandemic, while Roger Federer reveals he is happy with his recovery from knee surgery. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-computers-business,FOCUS MUMBAI Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry, as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all. 700 words 0330 GMT by Ammu Kannampilly, with Cecil Morella in Manila. Picture Health-virus-China-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN, China A bride in a white gown poses by Wuhan's East Lake while a grandfather swings his tiny grandson in a hammock strung between trees, and families enjoy a picnic on a sunny afternoon: Wuhan is returning to normal after enduring a 76-day quarantine. 650 words 0330 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Video Picture Also moving: China-fish-environment,FOCUS Health-virus-Asia-Muslim-Ramadan-religion,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Across Asia, home to about half of the world's Muslims, the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan is on a collision course with the coronavirus pandemic, as clerics call on the faithful to cram into mosques. 750 words 0330 GMT by David Stout and Sajjad Tarakzai Health-virus-RugbyU-NZL-Kirwan-technology,INTERVIEW WELLINGTON After years battling his own demons, All Black legend John Kirwan is attempting to help fellow Kiwis struggling through COVID-19 lockdown by releasing a mobile phone app he calls "a mental wellbeing coach in your pocket". 650 words 0330 GMT by Neil Sands. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-demonstration,SCENE HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania The incessant clang of car horns rings out in the US state of Pennsylvania as hundreds of vehicles circle the Capitol building in a protest against confinement measures aimed at combatting the coronavirus. 650 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video. Health-virus-US-smallbusiness-aid-politics,WRAP NEW YORK A giant emergency lending program for small American businesses devastated by coronavirus shutdowns comes under fresh scrutiny after upscale burger chain Shake Shack returns a $10 million loan. 800 words moved by John Biers Canada-police-crime-shooting,WRAP MONTREAL Investigators scour crime scenes from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history to try to understand why a dental worker with no criminal past killed at least 18 people. 700 words moved by Eric Thomas. Picture. Video. Graphic. Health-virus-LatAm-violence-women,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES Weeks of confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic is taking a chilling toll on women and girls across Latin America, where the number of calls to helplines have soared, made by victims of domestic violence who cannot flee. 700 words 0200 GMT by Sonia Avalos with AFP bureaus in Latin America. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-UAE-Dubai-delivery DUBAI Tamara, one of Dubai's many foreign residents, hasn't been to a petrol station in years -- a click on a smart phone app is all it takes to bring a mini tanker to her doorstep. 800 words 0230 GMT by Shatha Yaish. Picture. Video Iraq-US-Iran-Lebanon-Hezbollah,FOCUS BAGHDAD Months after the United States killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, it has offered millions for any details on the mysterious man filling his boots -- Hezbollah power-broker Muhammad Kawtharani. 750 words 0300 GMT by Ali Choukeir -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Switzerland-homelessness-hotels,FOCUS GENEVA Sofiane Rahmani can hardly believe his luck -- after years of living on the street, he now has his own hotel room, personal bathroom and all meals provided. And it's all thanks to the coronavirus crisis. 750 words 0300 GMT by Nina Larson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics-parliament LONDON The British parliament returns from an extended Easter break, with MPs encouraged to attend via videolink for the first time as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. 400 words 0230 GMT Health-virus-symptoms-immunity,Q&A PARIS Will the novel coronavirus leave you short of breath or make you lose your sense of smell? And if you have had it once, can you be confident you are immune? So far, the research on COVID-19 has raised as many questions as it has answered. 1,100 words moved by Paul Ricard -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Malawi,FOCUS BLANTYRE While much of the world labours under strict coronavirus lockdowns, Malawi has bucked the trend after a court blocked attempts to restrict its population -- much to the relief of some residents. 600 words 0230 GMT by Jack McBrams. Video. File picture afp
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